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{{Infobox Item
|name = Cat training medal
|image = [[File:Cat training medal.png]]
|release = [[28 July]] [[2003]]
|update = New Members Quest Online
|members = Yes
|quest = No
|tradeable = No
|equipable = Yes
|stackable = No
|high = 210
|low = 140
|value = 350
|destroy = Drop
|store = No
|examine = For feline training expertise.
|weight = 0
}}
[[File:Cat training medal detail.png|left|100px]]
A '''Cat training medal''' is an [[Items|item]] that [[Pay-to-play|members]] can obtain by having their [[cat]] or [[kitten]] catch 100 [[rat]]s (hell-rats '''are''' included), and then talking to [[Gertrude]] in [[Varrock]]. This item has no effect when worn, and is only for show. If players lose their training medal, they may talk to Gertrude to get another one.

Earning a cat training medal is one of the medium tasks of the [[Varrock diary|Varrock Tasks]]. If a player already has a cat training medal in their bank or in their inventory, they can get another medal and complete the task by dropping their medal and talking to Gertrude again.

The cat must catch the rats before it turns into an [[overgrown cat]], which cannot hunt vermin. Players who only have these must buy another kitten from [[Gertrude]], or those who have done the [[Rat Catchers]] quest can train their cat into a Wily one. Note that training overgrown cats in to wily cat resets mouse kill counter to zero.

[[File:West ardougne.png|thumb|left|A house in West Ardougne.]]
The best place to catch rats is in [[West Ardougne]]. On the west side of the city, players can enter a small house containing an anvil, where there should be two rats inside.The most effective strategy is to close the door, trapping the rats inside. The rats respawn very quickly and are confined to a small place, so there is a high chance of successful catches.

An alternative is the Hazeel Cult Hideout, beside the stairs which has 2 rats which respawn very quickly.

Another great place to train rat catching is in [[Recipe for Disaster/Freeing Evil Dave|Evil Dave's basement]] which is located downstairs in the house to the west of the Edgeville bank (requires starting the Recipe for Disaster Evil Dave sub-quest for entry). Evil Dave's basement has a large number of hell-rats in a small basement that your cat is able to catch. If your kitten eats enough hell-rats then it turns into a hell cat unless you already have a hellcat in your bank. Even though your cat turns hellish it still counts towards the number of rats caught and if you want your hell cat to turn back into a regular cat just feed it a bucket of milk. Many people arguably say this is better than the West Ardougne area because it requires less moving about and there are more rats.

A fourth good place to train is on the lower level of the Lumbridge castle, near the base of the steps with the mind-rune respawn.

Kittens will seldom catch rats, which makes it more effective to wait until your kitten is grown into a cat before you try to catch rats.

{{Infobox Bonuses
|slot = neck
|image = Cat training medal equipped.png{{!}}150px
|astab = 0
|aslash = 0
|acrush = 0
|amagic = 0
|arange = 0
|dstab = 0
|dslash = 0
|dcrush = 0
|dmagic = 0
|drange = 0
|dsummon = 0
| absorbmelee = 0%
| absorbmagic = 0%
| absorbranged = 0%
|str = 0
|rangestr = 0
|prayer = 0
|magicdamage = 0
}}
==Trivia==
* Prior to the advent of the [[Grand Exchange]], these medals were [[tradeable]].
* [[Tiadeche]] and [[Jiminua]], residents of [[Tai Bwo Wannai]], wear cat training medals.
* Even though the picture of the amulet is coloured grey, when worn, the tail is blue.
* When killing rats to get a medal, your character will congratulate your cat after 10, 25, 50, 75 and 100 kills, meaning you won't need to keep track of your kills.
*Upon catching 100 rats, the player states, "incredible puss! That's 100 rodents caught!"
* The amulet itself resembles a [[Sardine|Cooked Sardine]].
* Catching rats with a kitten is not recommended as it takes far more time compared to catching them with a fully grown cat. If you have done [[Ratcatchers]], a wily cat is even better.
* A [[Jagex Moderator]] once made a sticky in the "Discontinued Items" section of the official forums and claimed that this item was no longer obtainable and it was then discontinued. This message read the following: "It is no longer possible to get these items which means they now belong in this forum. Edit* Also just to note, the medal doesn't do anything. It's just there to look good."<br />Merchants were paying up to 10,000,000 coins for the medal, but a few hours after it was posted, a different Jagex Moderator edited the post and said that it was a mistake.{{fact|date=April 2009}}

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[[Category:Cats]]
[[Category:Tasks]]
[[Category:Gertrude's Cat]]

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imported>The Mol Man at 19:22, 6 September 2012